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NEW YORK CITY TO HAND OUT $53 MILLION IN PRE-PAID CREDIT CARDS TO MIGRANT
FAMILIES: REPORT


MAYOR ERIC ADAMS' OFFICE SAID THE PROGRAM WILL HELP MIGRANT FAMILIES BUY FOOD
AND BABY SUPPLIES


By Chris Pandolfo Fox News
Published February 3, 2024 11:57am EST
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New York City will soon launch a $53 million pilot program to hand out pre-paid
credit cards to migrant families housed in hotels, according to a report.

The New York Post, citing city records, reported that 500 migrant families at
the Roosevelt Hotel will receive pre-paid cards to help them buy food. The
program is intended to replace the current food service provided there, the Post
reported.

"Not only will this provide families with the ability to purchase fresh food for
their culturally relevant diets and the baby supplies of their choosing, but the
pilot program is expected to save New York City more than $600,000 per month, or
more than $7.2 million annually," a spokesperson for New York City Mayor Eric
Adams told the paper in a statement.

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City Hall did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams' administration is launching a $53 million pilot program to
provide migrants housed in city hotels with pre-paid credit cards for food. 
(Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The pre-paid cards may only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and
convenience stores. Migrants eligible for the program must sign an affidavit
stating they will only spend the funds on food and baby supplies, or else they
would lose access to the funds, the report said. 

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The amount available to each migrant family depends on their size and how much
income they are receiving, according to the contract reviewed by the Post. A
family of four might be provided nearly $1,000 each month, or $35 per day for
food, the Post reported. The cards are replenished every 28 days. 

New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance has partnered with the city to run
the program.

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AMID MIGRANT CRISIS IN BIG APPLE

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Asylum seekers line up in front of the historic Roosevelt Hotel, converted into
a city-run shelter for newly arrived migrant families in New York City, United
States on September 27, 2023. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

"MoCaFi looks forward to partnering with New York City to disburse funds for
asylum seekers to purchase fresh, hot food," MoCaFi CEO and founder Wole Coaxum
told the Post. "MoCaFi’s goal is to expand access to financial resources for
individuals excluded from banking, such as asylum seekers, while helping the
local economy."

City officials said that if the pilot program is a success with the initial 500
migrant families, it will be expanded to all migrant families staying in hotels,
which is 15,000 currently.

More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in New York City since 2022,
overwhelming city resources as officials have struggled to find housing for
them. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused asylum-seekers to New York and other
cities in an effort to assist them in traveling to sanctuary jurisdictions and
also highlight the crisis that border communities face on a daily basis. 

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NYPD IMPOUNDS 80 UNLICENSED MIGRANT MOPEDS FROM OUTSIDE ROOSEVELT AND WATSON
HOTEL SHELTERS

Migrants sit in a queue outside The Roosevelt Hotel that is being used by the
city as temporary housing, Monday, July 31, 2023, in New York.  (AP Photo/John
Minchillo, File)

Mayor Adams has decried the arrivals as a humanitarian crisis and said that
providing food and housing for the migrants will cost the city about $12 billion
over three years. 

In October, the mayor traveled to Latin America on a tour to dissuade potential
migrants in Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador from attempting to come to the city,
saying the city is "at capacity." 

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Critics, however, have said that New York City's sanctuary policies and handouts
to migrants will only encourage more immigration.

"If I were promoting an event and wanted to attract the biggest possible crowd
without worrying about losing money, I'd make admission free and give everyone
complimentary pizza and beer," Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, a Tennessee
Republican and former WWE wrestler, posted on X, commenting on the New York Post
report. "That's kinda immigration policy right now."

Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to
chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.


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